'Magician' and 'Illusionist' conjour the image of an entertainer. If we are to believe the stories of Jesus, I don't suppose anyone would
consider that his primary role.
Jesus became prominent because of his accomplishments, not the other way round. He was a well travelled man. We know he spent much of his childhood
in Egypt. It has been suggested he travelled to India and Tibet too. He may well have travelled through Iraq where the Sumerians established the
first great sophisticated civilisation on Earth. He will have learned much on his travels that would easily impress, astonish and amaze the primative
folk of Galilee at the time.
'Walking on Water' for example could easily be explained if you wanted to do a little research
www.theregister.co.uk...
It's also worth noting that Jesus wasn't the only one who walked on the water
en.wikipedia.org... This would demonstrate
a little initiative, nothing more.
I could just imagine one of the Vatican's secret Gospels describing how Jesus covered the Sun with darkness, turning day into night. Edited out of
the Bible by Constantine because knowledge of astronomy had already caught up with that one.
Imagine Jesus' frustration at his followers yelling 'Miracle!' every time he did something clever or out of the ordinary. He may well have used
the occasional alternative cure or scientific trick to help someone, illustrate a point or to solve a problem.. Why not? He was on a mission.
I'm not a religious person, but with regard to the story of Jesus, what impresses me most and what I carry with me personally, is the simplicity of
his love, wisdom and kindness. In my opinion, the conjuring tricks are irrelevant.
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(Jesus pulls a rabbit out of a hat) 
Good Stuff 
